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Legislation · Virginia · 2026 Regular Session

HB 1015: Firearms, etc.; carrying concealed weapon by persons convicted of misdemeanor hate crime prohibited.

Summary

Possession or transportation of firearms, firearms ammunition, stun weapons, or explosives or carrying of concealed weapons by persons convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime prohibited; penalty. Prohibits any person who, on or after July 1, 2026, commits assault or assault and battery against a person he intentionally selected because of his race, religious conviction, gender, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, color, or ethnic or national origin and is subsequently adjudicated delinquent or convicted of such offense from knowingly and intentionally purchasing, possessing, or transporting any firearm for three years following the date of his conviction, a violation of which is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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Apr 22, 2026

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